The McCain Ranch

"Welcome to the McCain Ranch.....home of the TV Westerns"

Mark McCain was as important to the show as the Rifleman himself. Let's talk about his sweet nature and sensitivity. Always learning from Lucas, sometimes the hard way, fear of losing his only parent, times he got into trouble, their respect for each other, and how he was portrayed as a motherless kid but had the insight and determination of a disciplined adult.

Random rambler:57446 wrote: That is true, but the other parents probably had some very valid concerns about how well Lucas would supervise their kids.

Hahaha! Maybe so, but they could also have been worried for their child's safety because of the bad guys that often showed up at the ranch. And it was 3 miles (and an hour by horse, one way) outside of North Fork - long way to go to hang out with a friend.

Lucas to Mark: "I love you more than anything else in the whole world."